Science Flashcards
The Solar System (12 cards)
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Astronaut
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A person who is trained to travel in space
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Axis
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An imaginary line that goes through the middle of an object
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Moon phase
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The way the moon appears
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Orbit
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The path that an object follows as it revolves around another object
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Planet
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A large body of rock or gas that orbits the sun
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Probe
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An unmanned spacecraft sent into space to collect information
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Revolution
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The movement of one object on its axis
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Rotation
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The spinning of an object on its axis
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Satellite
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An object that revolves around a larger object in space
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Solar system
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The sun and all the objects that revolve around it
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Star
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A glowing ball of burning gases
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Telescope
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An instrument that is used to observe faraway objects
